UN: Child Violence in Haiti Surges 1,000% Amid Gang Control
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Haitian children urgently need more foreign assistance to prevent escalating violence, sexual abuse, and death. Armed groups have already recruited children, displacing over half a million, with risks of violence growing worse by the day. As schools, health care, and basic services are disrupted, leaving children more vulnerable, groups like UNICEF and its partner organizations need support to provide essential aid and protection.
Establishment-critical narrative
Given the history of US intervention in Haiti, international organizations like the UN, largely influenced by the US, should not control aid. Not only has Washington destabilized Haiti, leading to the violence occurring today, but it has also been implicated in trafficking Haitian children, as seen in the 2010 Laura Silsby case. This history suggests that foreign aid under US influence likely prioritizes geopolitical interests over Haitian needs.